Belief@HazelCafe

A super slack day. I think this was what I did for the whole day: eat.

Woke up at 6.20am! I stayed in anyway. IPPT was 7am. I did not need to take, and was just there to mark attendance and to do the usual getting-people-to-sign-in that kind of thingy.

Next ICT, I am so gonna prepare a sign-in book, and set up a sign-in corner outside the battery office, so that everyone can just sign in at a fixed location. That is, if they still do not want to implement an electronic way of signing in. I doubt they will. LOL.

And then, it’s stay-in-the-office-to-do-shit kind of day. Ok la, the day past quickly.

Then, it’s tea break, or rather, breakfast time. And then, it’s lunch time, and then, outpro time. And then, tea break at xinwang@northpoint. And then, dinner from JE. And then, home la.

Eat and eat. Gonna eat later also. LOL.

ICT. COMPLETED.

Reward? Somehow, I got the top 10% thingy, so I got $100 worth of SAFRA vouchers… 2 vouchers, $50 each. Hmm…

I was working on star-folding, with 2 really hard straws (as usual). While I was folding the fifth edge, the very first section, the part where the 2 straws were joined together, broke off. I looked at the half-done star, with all the folds, and at that time, did think of throwing the 2 straws away, and start with a pair of new straws.

But no. Eventually, I did not.

I gave myself, and the straws, another chance.

I separated the 2 straws, and restart, tracing back each and every step, this time with more emphasis and concentration on the starting point. And yes, the star has been completed successfully. No wastage of straws. Just a little bit more time. And some more experience gained.

Isn’t that the same as life?

You tried to do something. The result was not what you have desired it to be. You get frustrated and wanted to give up. Perhaps eventually, you would. Or perhaps, you would persevere, and in the end, gain something valuable.

Giving up, does not affect 1 thing. It actually affects lots of things, if you bother to look closely. Of course, some of you might say, “hey, giving up does not have any effect on me.”

Quit dreaming. Stop attempting to self-deceive.

Let’s say, if I gave up on continuing to complete the straw, the star would not have been completed. I would have 1 less star, and the 2 straws would have been wasted, and most probably would end up in my rubbish bin, and later, down the chute, to the rubbish collector, to the incenerator, burned, and perhaps, buried.

It’s a loss, if I did not give myself a chance to redo the star. It’s a loss, if the straws were thrown away.

There are solutions to a lot of things out there. Some solutions might be better than some other, and some might be better if not used. The important message is, are you going to give things a chance?

Are you going to give that guy next door a chance? Are you going to give your loved one a chance? Are you going to give yourself a chance?

Sometimes, interesting things do happen, when given a chance. You will get unexpected results, which might end up much much better than what you originally thought possible. Or maybe not. Who knows. It’s a gamble.

But at least, you have tried, and you did not give up.

Yes, I have been making stars. And yes, sometimes, I just don’t feel like making them. My fingers hurt. My muscles ache. But I do make it a point to at least put 2 straws on my table everytime I do not make a star. And then, eventually, I will complete the stars.

No. No giving up.

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Sometimes, I see things happening around, and I start thinking, why is the scene like that? 1 side is fighting hard, and the other side act (or maybe they are really sotong) as if there is nothing happening.

It’s so bad.

And so sad too.

Sounds like something that I have gone through again and again.

Maybe.

Early dismissal. Tomorrow’s gonna be last day, and an early day too. Most probably,  I will need to go back to camp tonight once again.

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It’s interesting to be doing remote troubleshooting. I wonder why…

In order to do remote troubleshooting, you need to have a damn good memory of how certain things look like, how things are connected up, and how things work.

And then, you will start thinking, where’s the people who can settle these issues, especially when you are in the middle of a drama episode, relaxing at home while preparing to go back to camp later.

Zzz…

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See. My posts have been really short. I can’t say much about my ICT, can I? Hahaha!

Arrrhhhhhhh…. wtf… day shoot – 15 out of 15. Night Shoot – (too sucky to even think about counting) out of 15.

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Overall, not a very tiring day, just that the waiting was very sianz.

And I think I applied quite a significant amount of butt pressure…

Zzz…

Day 2 was a bit more shit… LOL… but tomorrow’s shit will be the biggest.

Today’s activity proved that I am not bobo… at least not, electronically.

Going back to camp later, to sleep. Tomorrow’s too early a time for me to travel from home to camp.

*Yawns*

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Hmmm.. ok la. I just felt sleepy. That’s about it. I want to sleep early.

Like. Now.

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Interesting Encounter #1: I thought a photo is enough to explain things, but it seems that, this does not always work on certain people.

Interesting Encounter #2: Things are not always there the moment you realise that you need them. For example, things that used to be found in e-mart.

Interesting Encounter #3: Life seems easier at work, when you are not directly involved in it.

Oh well.

Jerm jerm’s officially out of the team. 脱离苦海. It’s now us. Tomorrow onwards, things will be slightly different. People start leaving. Things start changing. Environment starts evolving.

A new week tomorrow, without jerm jerm around. Things gonna be a bit more sianz liao.

No, I won’t be hit tomorrow.

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I am on ICT. 1 week. Let them fight fire themselves first ba.

HUAT AR.

Saturday’s time was spent walking down Orchard.

But I did not buy anything. I just did not have any urge to buy things. I just wanted to walk around, I guess.

Eddy spent quite a lot. He bought 1 shirt, which I could have bought 4 nike shirts with that money. LOL… horses are expensive stuffs, especially when there’s someone sitting on top of the horse.

Ok, first stop for me was Ngee Ann City. I took 143, and slept all the way from my house’s bus stop to somewhere near UE Square. Tired. Upon reaching, I went over to the basement to take a look at the crazy crowd with people all crazy over mooncakes, and then back up to Kino. Bought nothing at both places.

Walked over to 313 to find eddy. Went into Orchard Central. Nothing much as usual. Went back to 313. Had LJS. And then, jalan around abit. I still had nothing to buy.

Various places after that. Really, nothing to buy. And then, various adidas shops, nike shops, etc, from madarin gallery to taka to paragon to wisma.

Oh yeah, had ‘tea break’ at Ippudo. Ramen’s not baddddd…

And then, more ‘tea break’ at Koh Grill & Sushi Bar. I wondered if the waitress did not know what I was trying to order, or really the bbq squid is no more? LOL. Anyway, had shiok maki, some bbq stuffs, chawanmushi, mixed sashimi set, ice green tea.

Yeah, so my trip’s all about food. LOL.

And so zhun, I saw a happy family at Taka wor… the happy family was about to take the lift and go home leh. I went over to talk to them while they waited for the lift. Heh. It’s just so zhun… LOL.

Then the first thing he said, was …….. *beep*

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Sometimes, I find such unplanned random meetings amazing.

There was once I saw sicong at city square, over in JB! There was also once I saw rashid, my bmt buddy, on my way into JB. There was once I met jianliang on the bus back from JB.

Er…. looks like it is easier to meet people while travelling to/from JB… LOL.

Yaohua’s case even better. He met …………………………………………… *beep* the last time we went in together.

Duhz.

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Yes, I did think about certain things. What someone says can re-trigger that past thinking. Views may change.

But no.

I am on a bo-chup mode.

Arrrr… still a bit tired.

On Thursday, we went to have some fun. We got out of work at 6pm! The original plan was 5pm. Then delayed to 5.30pm. Then delayed further due to some stupid thingy to 6pm. But nevertheless, we still had fun after that.

It’s Jerm’s LAST DAY with the company!!!

Before that, I was dismantling the cabling done by some previous people. The cables were routed from a main distribution point to the container. Along the way, various cables were tied together, looped around holes, and all sorts of funny things. I had to slowly take everything out. Duhz. And then, fixed some ugly work in 2 boxes which were originally on top of the container.

Went to East Coast Park for some bowling action! The drains were very clean after our games. Pros here and there, hidden talent here and there too. Hmmm…

After that, dinner at Hong Kong Cafe. Yum.

CC joined us, and Michelle arrived shortly after, with Raphael! LOL. And then, Marie came too! Wahsey… we only lagged a reporter and his node manager. The picture will be complete if that happens. LOL.

After watching Raphael had his dinner (er.. milk, and more milk), we went over to the Thai Disco above Mac. Hahaha Live Band leh. Did not really know wth they were singing, but then, did not really care la. Drank beer, and saw some siao people playing games and sabo-ing each other to drink.

It’s nice to watch.

Really.

After that, went to Henderson market for supper with a few of us. Shun Li Yong Tau Hoo. What else? LOL.

Ok, name everyone present!

Bowling team 1: LK, LT, WC, JO, PA. Bowling team 2: JT, BO, RL, BF, JJ.

HK Cafe: LK, JO, JJ, RL, LT, WC, BO, JT, PA, BF. + Michelle + Raphael + Chee Chien + Marie.

TD: LK, CC, TYH, JJ, JT, MG, BF, BO, JO, RL, LT, WC.

Supper: LK, LT, WC, BO, JJ, CC. JT ps us and joined her friends on another table. LOL. Ok la, no la. She has already been jio-ed by her uni friends to makan there. We just happened to agree to go there eat. In this case, she had free transport. We had food. Mutual win-win situation. LOL.

Back at home at around 3+am. Slept at 4am. Woke up at 8am. Went out at 9.30am. Tennis at 10am. Tennis ended at 12pm. Home at 1pm. Went out again at 1.30pm. West mall at 2pm. Spex Hut till 3+pm. Lunch at Swensen’s at 3.20pm. Lunch ended at 4+pm. Took 66 at 5+pm. Reached JE interchange at 5+pm. Took 143 at 6pm. Reached home at 6.20pm.

Wahahahaa…

LT, BO, and I went to Spex Hut to find Mandy. Hahahaa! JT got some gathering, so too bad. Mandy got no chance to QC. LOL.

Or perhaps there’s still chance?

They bought spex, ofcourse. I collected mine. Yay.

Psycho-ed LT to get transitions. Heh. The other one went for high index. He resisted change, and went back to have the same lens with the same index, same coating, same brand…

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I like to observe. Keep quiet, and observe. Jerm’s no longer around to share share observations liao leh. Awwww…

Anyway, wish him all the best in his new career! (eh… sounded like what I have written in the card worrr…. duhz. )

I guess, I need more tennis time.

Played a bit of tennis yesterday. Just a bit. Went to play squash instead. Forced by surroundings.

I don’t alter the surroundings to suit my choice. I let the surroundings affect my choice. Not  a bad idea, to just go with the flow.

No. Last night’s tennis was crap. Not enough.

It made me so sad.

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I guess, I am tired. Once again. Tired of all things.

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There are things I need to complete first. So let me have that determination to do that first. And then, I will disappear.